Khurasan And Sistan

9781417921331

1417921331

1900. With Map and Illustrations. Yate gives a detailed description of the districts of Khurasan and Sistan, from the Kurd and Turkoman country along the Russian frontier on the north, to the confines of Baluchistan on the Indian frontier to the south. He also gives a full account of the time spent amongst the Goklan and Yamut Turkomans, his voyage to the source of the river Gurgan, which had never before been visited by an European traveller; as well as many other topics. Contents: Kandahar, Farah, and Herat; The Russian-Afghan Frontier; The Persian Northeast Frontier; Mashhad; Turbat-I-Haidari and Tabas; Kain and Birjand; Sistan; The Banks of the Helmund; The Persian-Afghan Border; Summer at Mashhad; Kalat-I-Nadiri and Daragez; Kuchan; Bujnurd; The Goklan Turkomans; The Yamut Turkomans; Astarabad and the Caspian Sea; Mashhad Again; History and Antiquities of Mashhad; The Town and Shrine of Mashhad; The Nishapur Hills; Radkhan, Bam, and Safiabad; Isfarain and Juwain; Sabzawar, Madan and Nishapur; Winter at Mashhad; and Return to India.